Gimme Shelter | Rev. David Pileggi

8 May 2022 - On the fourth Sunday of the Easter season, known as Good Shepherd Sunday in Anglican and other church traditions, we look at the imagery of the shepherd (both good and wicked) found in Scripture from Genesis through Revelation. The shepherd of Psalm 23, Jesus the Good Shepherd, and the shepherd who leads to living water in the book of Revelation encourage us to listen and to follow Him to meet our most fundamental human needs.

Readings: Revelation 7:9-17; Psalm 23; John 10:22-30

The Rev. David Pileggi is the rector of Christ Church in the Old City of Jerusalem. He and his wife Carol have lived (and raised their three adult children) in Israel for 40 years where David has worked as a journalist/researcher and for 19 years was director of a study program dedicated to teaching Christians about the Jewish context of their faith. He has an M.A. from the Hebrew University in Jewish Studies and is a licensed tour guide. Fascinated by Eastern European Jewish life that existed before the Second World War, he has led countless trips to Poland, Austria, and the Czech Republic, designed to teach Christians about the Holocaust and Jewish life in the modern era. Ordained by Archbishop Henry Orombi of Uganda, he has been the rector of Christ Church Jerusalem since 2008. He also takes a keen interest in the Isaiah 19 Movement and the rights of the Christian minority in Israel.

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